Mary, Lazarus's sister

Mary came from family with three children. She was the youngest. She had an older sister Martha, and a brother Lazarus. Lazarus became ill and died. Jesus steppe into the scene and raised Lazarus from the dead! Lazarus is obviously grateful and is a legend in an of himself. Mary thought her life with her brother was done. She had to say goodbye to him and grieve his life. When Lazarus was returned to her and brought back to life, her only response was gratefulness and pure unadulterated worship. She forgot about the cost of things. She poured her most expensive and valuable item on the feet of Jesus. 

When you walk through death and the trauma and grief that accompany death, only to have the Lord restore all that was lost, your perspective and values shift. They shift unexplainably. People who have not walked through the valley of the shadow of death or have not experienced what you have experienced will see your act of worship as foolish. Judas accused this pure hearted worship and affection towards Jesus as a selfish act. Judas was the epitome of the religious spirit. Judas was entirely focused on outward action and had no emotional grid for pure hearted actions. Judas could only see the behavior and had an easy time turning a blind eye to the heart motivation. Judas was that person who could justify any behavior as being OK. It almost reminds me of the serpent in the garden. Secret phrase: twisted words

The serpent twisted the words of God and found a way to make the wrong thing sound right. The serpent tainted the truth and attempted to make a false statement appear true. The same way that Judas attempted to make a good act - feeding the poor - seem better than pouring attention and affection onto the feet of Jesus who is more worthy of our time and effort than the poor. Judas didn't even want the poor fed, he wanted that money for himself so that he could line his own pockets with wealth. 


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